Nearly 300 Nigerian high school girls still remain missing after they were brutally kidnapped by extremists last month. Many reports indicate these young women were sold to be brides for as little as $12.

Concern has swelled on social media around the world, and the phrase #BringBackOurGirls, the hashtag for the campaign to rescue the girls, has been tweeted over a million times. The outrage at the girls’ kidnapping and violence of human trafficking has spurred regular people to find more information on how to help, hoping to prevent tragedies like this in the future.

“The campaign has helped to galvanize action within the country and has raised tremendous international media attention,” the Human Rights Watch said in an email to ABC News. The hashtag #BringBackOurGirls has “fast became the symbol of the people’s anger and frustration for the perceived ineffectual handling of the situation by the government.” UNICEF is encouraging people to continue using the hashtag in order to gain more media and government attention on the present kidnapping, and then to get involved in their End Trafficking project to help put a stop to human trafficking.

Add your voice

Change.org’s petition asks for President Goodluck Jonathan to ensure the girls’ safe return and “to ensure all schools are safe places to learn, protected from attack.”

There’s also a Whitehouse.gov petition that specifically asks for the U.S. to commit resources to help bring these girls home safely. Neither has all of the signatures they need yet so it’s another great way to help make a change.

Both Change.org and the White House have petitions that you can sign to encourage US and global action. This is a great way to increase the pressure on the Nigerian government to act.

Change.org’s petition asks for President Goodluck Jonathan to ensure the girls’ safe return and “to ensure all schools are safe places to learn, protected from attack.”

There’s also a Whitehouse.gov petition that specifically asks for the U.S. to commit resources to help bring these girls home safely. Neither has all of the signatures they need yet so it’s another great way to help make a change.

You can give valuable and much needed funds to organizations that are currently doing work in the area and around the world. These organizations have been at the forefront of the relief effort in the world’s most war-torn and devastated areas for some time and are working to improve global social and economic conditions for everyone.